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Matrix metalloproteinase genes on chromosome 11q22 and risk of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Rheumatology international - 1 Mar 2016
Burger Marilize C, De Wet Hanli, Collins Malcolm
Abstract excerpt
Involvement of tendons and/or connective tissue structures in the aetiology of idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has been proposed. DNA sequence variants within genes encoding structural components of the collagen fibril, the basic structural unit of connective tissue, have been shown to associate with modulating CTS risk. The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in connective tissue...
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